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Writing a short biography of Raymond Queneau might at first
appear a useless task: speaking about Proust’s life in Bâtons,
chiffres et lettres [Letters, numbers, forms],
Queneau argues: “I will not devote much time on the last point, as
people as subjects do not matter much”. Queneau has indeed always
been eager to draw a line between personal and literary life. Yet
biographical aspects do emerge in some of his books – particularly
in Chêne et Chien and Les Derniers jours [The Last
Days], but also in Odile [Odile] and Le
Dimanche de la vie [The Sunday of Life], so we will
include some of these here.

Raymond Auguste Queneau was born in Le Havre on 21 …

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